Confirmatory Study of Topical HyBryte™ vs. Placebo for the Treatment of CTCL
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A Confirmatory Phase 3 Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of the Efficacy of Topical HyBryte™ (Hypericin Sodium) and Visible-Light Activation for the Treatment of Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma (CTCL)
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interventional
80
1 country
17
Brief Summary
To evaluate the use of HyBryte, a topical photosensitizing agent, to treat patients with patch/plaque phase cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (mycosis fungoides).
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for phase_3
Started Jan 2025
17 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
June 17, 2024
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 24, 2024
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
January 7, 2025
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
July 1, 2026
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
October 1, 2026
November 14, 2025
November 1, 2025
1.5 years
June 17, 2024
November 12, 2025
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Number of Participants with a Treatment Response in the Modified Composite Assessment of Index Lesion Disease Severity (mCAILS) score
A treatment response is defined as a ≥50% improvement in the cumulative mCAILS score of the index lesions at Week 18 when compared to the mCAILS score at baseline. The Modified Composite Assessment of Index Lesion Disease Severity (mCAILS) score measures: Erythema (or redness) on a scale of 0 (no redness) to 8 (very red), Scaling on a scale of 0 (no scaling) to 8 (all of the lesion is covered by a very rough surface), Plaque Elevation on a scale of 0 (no evidence of plaque above normal skin level) to 3 (plaque shows marked elevation above normal skin level) and Surface Area on a scale of 0 (no lesion/surface area is 0 cm\^2) to 18 (the lesion is larger than 300 cm\^2). A lower score means a better outcome.
18 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Patch Lesion Response Rates
18 weeks
Plaque Lesion Response Rates
18 weeks
Study Arms (2)
HyBryte (0.25% Hypericin)
EXPERIMENTALHyBryte gel is applied twice weekly for 18 weeks.
Placebo
PLACEBO COMPARATORPlacebo gel is indistinguishable from HyBryte gel, and is applied twice weekly for 18 weeks.
Interventions
HyBryte gel (0.25% hypericin) is applied twice weekly for 18 weeks. Treated lesions are covered with opaque material (such as opaque clothing), followed 21 (±3) hours later by the administration of visible light.
Placebo gel is applied twice weekly for 18 weeks. Treated lesions are covered with opaque material (such as opaque clothing), followed 21 (±3) hours later by the administration of visible light.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Patients must have a clinical diagnosis of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL), Stage IA, Stage IB, or Stage IIA.
- Patients with a minimum of three (3) evaluable, discrete lesions.
- Patients willing to follow the clinical protocol and voluntarily give their written informed consent.
- Female patients not pregnant or nursing and willing to undergo a pregnancy test within 30 days prior to treatment initiation.
You may not qualify if:
- History of sun hypersensitivity and photosensitive dermatoses including porphyria, systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjögren's syndrome, xeroderma pigmentosum, polymorphous light eruptions, or radiation therapy within 30 days of enrolling.
- History of allergy or hypersensitivity to any of the components of HyBryte.
- A Screening ECG with a QT interval \>470 ms (corrected for heart rate using the Fridericia's formula).
- All women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) and males with female partners who are WOCBP not willing to use effective contraception.
- Patients receiving topical steroids or other topical treatments (eg, nitrogen mustard) on treated lesions for CTCL within 2 weeks of enrollment.
- Patients receiving systemic steroids, psoralen UVA radiation therapy (PUVA), narrow band UVB light therapy (NB-UVB) or carmustine (BCNU) or other systemic therapies for CTCL within 4 weeks of enrollment.
- Patients who have received electron beam irradiation within 3 months of enrollment.
- Patients with a history of significant systemic immunosuppression.
- Patients taking other investigational drugs or drugs of abuse within 30 days of entry into this study.
- Patients whose condition is spontaneously improving.
- Patients with tumor stage or erythrodermic CTCL (stages IIB-IV).
- Patients with extensive skin disease (\>30% body surface area) who would be, in the judgement of the Principal Investigator, candidates for systemic treatment.
- Patient has any condition that, in the judgment of the PI, is likely to interfere with participation in the study.
- Prior participation in the current study.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Soligenixlead
Study Sites (17)
Medical Dermatology Specialists
Phoenix, Arizona, 85006, United States
Mayo Clinic
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85259, United States
Therapeutics Clinical Research
San Diego, California, 92123, United States
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
Dawes Fretzin Dermatology Group
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46256, United States
Washington University
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
Rochester Skin Lymphoma Medical Group
Fairport, New York, 14450, United States
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York, 10032, United States
Accellacare (PMG)
Wilmington, North Carolina, 28411, United States
Penn State Health Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee, 37212, United States
MD Anderson
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
Austin Institute for Clinical Research
Pflugerville, Texas, 78660, United States
Inova Schar Cancer Institute
Fairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 3
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- QUADRUPLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
June 17, 2024
First Posted
June 24, 2024
Study Start
January 7, 2025
Primary Completion (Estimated)
July 1, 2026
Study Completion (Estimated)
October 1, 2026
Last Updated
November 14, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-11
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share